The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-25
The Temperance Victory Celebra.
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| On last Sunday evening the Temperance
people of Somerset, under the auspices of the
w. G. T. U., held praise meeting in the Lu-
theran church, in view of the defeat of all
licenses by the Court The house was full
and the meeting enthusiastic. Miss Belle
Kimmell presided After a number of pray
ers were offered and speeches made, the fol-
lowing resolutions, drafted by Jonas NJ
Cook, q, II. Love, w b. Frease, w. Il. Sha-
fer. and Jacob Ienhart, the committee APP
pointed for the purpose, were read and
adopted
WHEREAS. The license system ofthis State.
which legalizes the sale of intoxicating liI-
uors as IA beverage, has by long experience
proven itself to be most pernicious and dct-
rimental to the best inteests-economie, So
cial moral and religious-of every commu-
nity and whereas its chief productions are,
and have been, strife, discord, pauperlsm,
crime, immorality and godlessness and
whereas we, the temperance people of this
town. with the whole body of temperance
people of the county have antagonized this
system for many years, and have struggled
TO prevent the licensing Of these rum-holes
and sinks Of iniquity by the Court and had
succeeded only partly heretofore, but now
have our efforts crowned with complete sue
cess and whereas, but yesterday the Court
OF Quarter Sessions. for the first time in the
history of the county, refused all theapplica-
tions for license. therefore
Resoiced That we the temperance people
of Somerset, in public meeting assembled, in
our own behalf and in behalf of all the tenn
peraDce people of the county, do hereby ex-
press our sincere thanks 10 the Judges of our
Court. who, in refusing all the applications
for license exercised their judicial discretion
primarily for the public good and the gener-
al welfare. and had due regard TO the true
spirit of the law, and the decision of the Su-
preme Court of the State. and showed re-
speci for the heoverwheiming public sentiment
against this ncfarious traffic, and therefore
we do most cordially and nnqualifiedIy en-
dorse their action in the premises
Resolved, That fur this signal victory We
return tiidlihS W AihtiEifts opu- anu thot IN
il we rccognize Hisguiding hand and provi-
Dental care for His people and His cause.
Resoired, That we will labor for the pro-
motion Of the temperance cause. and the to-
tai suppression of the liquor traffic with
greater energy. and with firmer confidence
of final Success than we have ever done
heretofore.
Resoiced That inasmuch as the Court has
done its full duty in refusing all the applca-
tions for license in the county, it behooves
the temperance people throughout the coan-
ty TO exercise extraordinary vigilence in fer
reting out all secret and illegal sales Of liquor
and have the laws against such sales, wheth-
er by distillers or other persons, promptly
and rigidly enforced.
Resolved That for their untiring and re-
lentless efforts TO prevent the granting of IL
ccnses. our thanks are also due and are here
by extended to the attorneys-Messrs cof-
froih. Ruppel and Hay--who scored for
themselves signal victory for the cause of
right, and secured to the temperance people
Of the county clean sweep forat least one
year.
Resoired, That these resolutions be pub
lished in the county papers and copy be
furnished to each of the Judges Of our Court